How to get this file to load in vegas? at DVinfo.net

Jeremiah Rickert · February 29th, 2012, 01:50 AM

Hey, I've tried several different routes on this file format, but can't get it to work in Vegas. Here is the info from Mediainfo. can anyone help? I've installed the codec on my computer, but Vegas still won't load it. VLC plays the file just fine. Any suggestions would be most welcome! Thanks!

ideo
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Codec ID : MP42
Codec ID/Info : Microsoft MPEG-4 v2 (pre-standard)
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Duration : 1mn 9s
Bit rate : 50.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.805
Stream size : 417 MiB (100%)

Ali Jafri · February 29th, 2012, 11:21 AM

Why don't you upload the clip somewhere so someone can download and check it out - and if they're really nice they could transcode it for you so that it runs in Vegas.

Seth Bloombaum · February 29th, 2012, 12:44 PM

Since it is a Microsoft codec, are you up to date on your installation of Windows Media Player? Vegas gets some of its codecs from WMP.

Also, make sure "automatic codec download" is selected in WMP prefs, and open the clip in WMP. If it plays there, it *should* play in Vegas.

There is also an expansion codec pack for WMP, but I can't find the current version at the moment. DO NOT download any codec pack other than one that's on microsoft's website. Third-party distributed codec packs are a notorious source of spyware and bad codecs.

Jeremiah Rickert · February 29th, 2012, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ali Jafri

Why don't you upload the clip somewhere so someone can download and check it out - and if they're really nice they could transcode it for you so that it runs in Vegas.

I have ways of transcoding it if I need to, but I'd rather not have to take that step. The files will work, for example, in Premiere CS3.

February 29th, 2012, 01:50 AM	#1
Jeremiah Rickert Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newberg, Oregon Posts: 494	How to get this file to load in vegas? Hey, I've tried several different routes on this file format, but can't get it to work in Vegas. Here is the info from Mediainfo. can anyone help? I've installed the codec on my computer, but Vegas still won't load it. VLC plays the file just fine. Any suggestions would be most welcome! Thanks! ideo ID : 0 Format : MPEG-4 Visual Codec ID : MP42 Codec ID/Info : Microsoft MPEG-4 v2 (pre-standard) Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft Duration : 1mn 9s Bit rate : 50.0 Mbps Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 29.970 fps Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.805 Stream size : 417 MiB (100%)

February 29th, 2012, 11:21 AM	#2
Ali Jafri Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 210	Re: How to get this file to load in vegas? Why don't you upload the clip somewhere so someone can download and check it out - and if they're really nice they could transcode it for you so that it runs in Vegas. __________________ Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit // i7 2600K // 16GB RAM // ASUS P8P67 Board // NVIDIA GTX 470 Sony Vegas Pro 13 // Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 // http://vimeo.com/alijafri

February 29th, 2012, 12:44 PM	#3
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Re: How to get this file to load in vegas? Since it is a Microsoft codec, are you up to date on your installation of Windows Media Player? Vegas gets some of its codecs from WMP. Also, make sure "automatic codec download" is selected in WMP prefs, and open the clip in WMP. If it plays there, it should play in Vegas. There is also an expansion codec pack for WMP, but I can't find the current version at the moment. DO NOT download any codec pack other than one that's on microsoft's website. Third-party distributed codec packs are a notorious source of spyware and bad codecs. __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.